The initial setup was complex for me.

The initial setup is  pretty easy. You don't need to be a high-level network engineer to be able to deploy infrastructure on the SD-WAN side.

The time it takes to deploy depends on the size of the environment. That said, the setup time is fairly quick.

The initial setup is straightforward.

It doesn't seem very difficult. It is easier than a traditional setup in terms of getting it deployed, but it is a little bit more complex in terms of running it. So, troubleshooting for our engineers is a little bit more complex.

I would rate the easiness of the initial setup as a seven out of ten. The initial setup of Citrix SD-WAN took time, but deploying to new branches now only takes three to ten minutes. The process is straightforward, and one person is enough. I handle the deployment on the master control node, sending the configuration to the person at the other end to upload. It is a quick and simple process.

The setup was incredibly easy. The hardest part of the job was having to deploy during the day. However, with the configuration template we used, the deployment was a breeze.

Our communication with the vendor support was highly interactive and, in total, it took us only a day or two to deploy.

Citrix SD-WAN's installation process can be termed as an average one.

Once you have the policies and if you have a new device, the deployment process takes a few minutes to half an hour.

The appliances are deployed on-premises, but the controller is cloud-based. In general, it can be considered a cloud-based solution.

One engineer is required for deployment.

Once we do the base configuration or the head setup and then the configuration, then we can send an L2 team to do the deployment with very few instructions. We ask them just to plug in the cables and download their profiles. It's quite seamless. My customers evolved from a traditional BGP environment. For them, this is quite seamless. They are happy, and the operational overhead is also lower for them.

For a single customer, the effort involved in the deployment varies. Maybe a five-man team could very easily manage the network since the failures are lower, and they also have this failover feature where even when the branch is down, they can still help the customer. Five or six people would be sufficient to manage and maintain everything. With Citrix cloud coming in and analytics help, you won’t need a big team. It's quite proactive, and not quite reactive. The number of people required is relatively low to maintain everything.

The initial setup of the solution is simple.

The initial setup is straightforward as long as you are familiar with the solution.

I don't know about the setup. I had a consultant set it up for me. For its deployment and maintenance, we just have one person.

The initial setup was straightforward.

The initial setup was really straightforward. Our deployment took place over about six months, deploying to one branch at a time.

Setting up is a little bit complex. It is definitely not done with the click of a button.

For us, it normally takes about a week to understand the requirements and deploy it.

The installation process is very easy and it does not take long to set up.

The initial setup is not that easy. We needed assistance with the initial installation.

For a certified user, the setup is very simple. I'm not involved in deployment but they say that it's very easy to implement. It only requires the setting up of some policies and the solution works. We have two engineers who deal with implementation.